Driving and reversing mechanism.



PATENTED FEB.. 26, 1907. W. & G. y1?'. MEISGHKE-SMITH DRIVING ANDREVERSING MEGHANIS@ APPLwATIoN FILED Nov.1z,1`9o4.

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WILLIAM MEISCI-IKE-SMITII AND GEORGIUS FRANCISCUS MEISCHKE-SMITI-I, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

DRIVING AND REVERSING MECHANISNI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

Application. filed November 12, 1904. Serial No. 232.502.

To wl whom, it Hetty concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM MEIsCHKE- SMITH, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and GEoRGIUs FRANoIscUs MEIscHKE-SMITI-I, a subject of the Queen of the Netherlands, both residing at? Rue Drouot, Paris, in the Republic of I* rance, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Driving and Reversing Mechanism, of which the following is a specification, for which we have applied for a patent in Great Britain, dated November, 25, 1903, No. 25,776.

This invention relates to apparatus for communicating to a shaft an intermittent motion in one direction from a reciprocating Inotion, in which the reciprocating motion of the motor, by means of a three-armed lever, to which it is connected and which is pivotally supported between two arms loosely mounted on the shaft to be driven, tightens aband which encircles a disk keyed to the shaft. By means of a stop, which can be interposed in the path of an arm projecting from the three-armed lever, the band is prevented from tightening on the disk for one or the other of the directions of motion of the driving part, so that the disk may be driven intermittently in one or the other direction, according to the disposition of the stop.

The present invention has for its object to provide for the stoppage or to vary the speed of the driven shaft while the driving part continues to reciprocate at a constant speed. For this purpose a second stop is arranged, so that it can be interposed at will to prevent or limit the rocking motion of the threearmed lever on its pivot, and so prevent the band from being tightened on the disk for either direction of motion of the reciprocating part. By making this latter stop adjustable in the position the range of rocking motion vof the three-armed lever on its pivot can be varied, and consequently the slip of the band on the disk can be varied so as to effect a variable drive with constant speed of the driving-motor.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vdiagrammatic elevation of an apparatus constructed according to this invention, and Fig. 2 shows-details of the rocking block or three-armed lever and the driving-strap and disk,

The rocking block a is journaled in two radial arms b, which are loosely mounted on the shaft c to be driven. Fixed to each end of the pivot-axle d of the rocking block is an arm e, one of which is arranged to encounter a stop n, which will be hereinafter referred to as the ufixed stop, although it would be generally and preferably. mounted to slide radially in one of the arms and is normally urged into engagement with the arm e by a spring n. The fixed stop is so arranged that when at one end of the range of motion which is imparted to the block a by means of a connecting-rodf, which is driven by a crank, (not shown in the drawing,) the rocking block a is turned on its spindle, so as to loosen the grip of the brake-strap g on the disk h, the arm e encounters the fixed stop and prevents further rocking of the block, and therefore prevents the brake-strap from gripping the disk during the return movement of the connectingrod and until the direction of motion of the block is again reversed. The other arm e shown in the drawing is arranged to coperate with a second stop, which can be secured at will at any point in its path and which acts to limit or prevent oscillation of the block a in the other direction, so as to vary the grip of the disk by the brake-strap for the other direction of motion of the rocking block or to release the grip altogether, and thus keep the shaft c at rest.

This stop may conveniently consist of a bent lever t, pivotally mounted on the second radial arm b and having one of its ends 'L' suitably formed to trip the arm e when held in the path of the latter. The position at which the arm e is tripped may be varied by means of a curved lever-lc, pivoted to a fixed part 7c and bearing on a roller Z, mounted on the other arm of the bent lever t. A light tension-spring m. serves to prevent or limit the oscillation of the bent lever i about its axis when the roller Z is not in contact with the lever k. l

By varying the position of the bent lever i between the position in which it is clear of the arm c .and the position in which it holds the stop i in abutment with the arm e at the beginning of the working stroke, so as to prevent, in conjunction with the fixed stop already referred to, all rocking motion of the block a, the grip or friction between the TOO IOS

strap g and the disk h during the Working stroke may be varied from a maximum in the former case to a minimum in the latter case, in which position the brake-strap g will be held clear of the disk 7L throughout the Whole range of motion of the block a, and the shaft c will therefore remain stationary. As the lever c is raised the range of motion of the rocking block between the fixed stop and the stop i is increased continuously until the lever 7c is raised so far as to free the stop i throughout the entire range of movement of the arm e.

Any other sui-table means may be adopted for bringing the adjustable stop into Such a position as will enable it to cooperate with the fixed stop the manner described, and similar provision may be made for interposing another adjustable stop on the other side ol' the fixed stop, so that the driven shaft may be brought -to rest from rotational motion in either direction, or the fixed stop may be dispensed with altogether andthe two adjustable stops so connected and arranged as to prevent motion olz thedriven shaft in either or both directions.

Having thus described the nature of our said invention and the best means we vknow of carrying the same into practical effect, we claimln driving and reversing mechanism such as herein described, a disk keyed on the shaft to be driven, a strap encircling the said disk, arms loosely mounted onthe said shaft, a rocking block journaled in the said arms, the ends of the said strap being pivotally connected with the said rocking block on opposite sides of its axis, means lor oscillating the said rocklng block about the shaft-axis, and means for limiting the range of rocking movement of the block about its journal-axis substanti ally as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our 'names to this speciiication in the presence oi two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM llIElSCHKE-SM'ITH. GEORGI'US FRANCISC'US MElS'CHKE-SMITH. Witnesses to the signature of William Meischke-Smith M. NAVARRE, H. TANET.

Witnesses to the signature yoi 'Georgius Franciscus Mei Senke-Smith HANsoN C. (loxn, JOHN BAKER. 

